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S1E5
The conversation today will be more relaxed than usual. In this episode, A History Remembered, we start with an event from WWII and then venture into our personal experiences from our time in the military.
History Channel WWII Documentary
- The Mystery of U166Effectiveness of the German U-Boats – 741 ships sunk
- After Pearl Harbor, U-boats moved into the Atlantic
- German spies entered the US on the Atlantic seaboard
German Tacticians and Scientists Intelligent
- NASA
- Operations Paperclip & Mockingbird
- MK Ultra
Post Pearl Harbor Attack
- Germany planned to cut off England’s supply line from the US via the Gulf of Mexico
- The German presence in the Gulf of Mexico
- U166 Sunk the passenger ship Robert E. Lee
Patrol Boat PC566
- Herbert Claudius new Captain assigned to PC566
- PC566 assigned to escort the Robert E. Lee
- Claudius engaged U166 with depth charges
- Reported seeing oil and debris after the attack
Claudius Shamed by Navy
- The Navy determined Claudius made many mistakes
- The Navy deemed Claudius incapable of command
- Claudius was stripped of command – sent back to school
Robert Ballard
- Former Commander USNR
- Ocean Exploration Trust President and founder
- Ballard aboard E/V Nautilus commanded the expedition that led to the discovery of U166
- U166 discovered miles from SS Robert E Lee and several of its passengers
- He turned his findings over to the Department of the Navy
- One of the depth charges landed on the bow of the sub
- U166 carried a depth charge to the depth of detonation
- Detonation on the sub’s bow set off missiles loaded in the bow
18 December 2014
- A ceremony was held at the Pentagon to recognize Claudius and PC566for his credit for the kill of U166
- Herbert Claudius Jr. received on his father’s behalf the Legion of Merit with a Combat “V” for Valor
- Present was CNO Admiral Jonathan Greenert, USN
- Award presented by SECNAV Ray Maybus
